Black History Now 2020: “Women on the War Front”

Black History Now 2020: “Women on the War Front”

Feb 1, 2020 12:00 pm - Feb 1, 2020 1:30 pm

“Women on the Warfront: African-American Women on the Battlefields of History”                    

Taniki Richards of Just to Inspire will take visitors on a video and photographic journey through history as she explores the roles African and African-American women played in history’s greatest military conflicts, including her own experiences as an officer in the  U.S. Marines Corps during the Iraqi War.

In its fifth season, the Portsmouth Museums and the Portsmouth Public Libraries Black History Now series commemorates African-American heritage. Black History Now 2020 will include Saturday events of cultural dance, music, plays, military tributes and more as we celebrate Black History from West Africa all the way to today’s change makers.

 

Black History Now 2020: “Women on the War Front”

Feb 1, 2020 12:00 pm - Feb 1, 2020 1:30 pm

“Women on the Warfront: African-American Women on the Battlefields of History”                    

Taniki Richards of Just to Inspire will take visitors on a video and photographic journey through history as she explores the roles African and African-American women played in history’s greatest military conflicts, including her own experiences as an officer in the  U.S. Marines Corps during the Iraqi War.

In its fifth season, the Portsmouth Museums and the Portsmouth Public Libraries Black History Now series commemorates African-American heritage. Black History Now 2020 will include Saturday events of cultural dance, music, plays, military tributes and more as we celebrate Black History from West Africa all the way to today’s change makers.

 

Location

Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center

400 High Street

Portsmouth , VA

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